I have been a fan of comic books since childhood.

Perhaps this is just punishment for those who have been heartless, to understand only when nothing can be undone.

The problem, of course, was that [he] saw the world in black and white. And he got to decide what was black and what was white. You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little.

If I ever do get married," Tariq said, "they'll have to make room for three on the wedding stage. Me, the bride, and the guy holding the gun to my head

In early 1999, I was watching TV, when I came across a story on Afghanistan. It was a story about the Taliban and the restrictions they were imposing on the Afghan people, most notably women. At some point in the story, there was a casual reference to them having banned the game of kite fighting. This detail struck a personal chord with me, as I had grown up in Kabul flying kite with my friends.

Human behavior is messy and unpredictable and unconcerned with convenient symmetries.

All my life, she gave to me a shovel and said, Fill these holes inside of me, Pari.